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Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He played a major role in escalating the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.[3] McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis.[4]
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara official portrait.jpg
President of the World Bank Group
In office
April 1, 1968 – July 1, 1981
Preceded by
George Woods
Succeeded by
Tom Clausen
8th United States Secretary of Defense
In office
January 21, 1961 – February 29, 1968[1]
President
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Deputy
Roswell Gilpatric
Cyrus Vance
Paul Nitze
Preceded by
Thomas Gates
Succeeded by
Clark Clifford
Personal details
Born
Robert Strange McNamara
June 9, 1916
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died
July 6, 2009 (aged 93)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party
Republican (Before 1978)[2]
Democratic (1978–2009)[2]
Spouse(s)
Margaret Craig
(m. 1940; died 1981)
Diana Masieri Byfield
(m. 2004)
Children
3 (including Craig)
Education
University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
United States of America
Branch/service
Seal of the United States Department of War.png United States Army
Years of service
1940–1946
Rank
US Army O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant colonel
Unit
US Army Air Corps Hap Arnold Wings.svg U.S. Army Air Forces
He was born in San Francisco, California, graduated from UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, Henry Ford II hired McNamara and a group of other Army Air Force veterans to work for Ford Motor Company. These "Whiz Kids" helped reform Ford with modern planning, organization, and management control systems. After briefly serving as Ford's president, McNamara accepted appointment as Secretary of Defense.